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Regulations and Government
White House Announces TSA Chief Nominee
President Obama on Thursday announced that he intends to nominate Erroll Southers as the fifth administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
Aircraft
BAE 146 Airliners To Meet Airlift Shortfall, Budget Crunch?
With the delay to the A400M in mind, as well as tight defense budgets, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft is marketing surplus BAe 146 airliners to military cus
Rotorcraft
New Chinooks for Canada, and Upgrades for UK
Boeing took a long-expected order from Canada for 15 CH-47F Chinook helicopters worth $1.15 billion.
Aircraft
Boeing Charleston Workers Choose To Decertify Their Union
Production and maintenance workers at Boeing Charleston, the former Vought factory in North Charleston, S.C., yesterday voted to remove the International A
FBOs
MRO Profile: Mather Aviation
While other aviation maintenance companies have been struggling, Mather Aviation has been able to expand, Victor Cushing, owner and president, told
Rotorcraft
Cessna Parent Textron Sees Bizjet Recovery in 2011
During a Textron business update yesterday, company chairman and CEO Lewis Campbell said he is seeing trends of economic stabilization, though he admitted
Avionics
Honeywell’s SVS/EVS Could Yield Lower Minimums
Honeywell has started flight testing a technology that merges the view of an infrared enhanced-vision system (EVS) with that of a synthetic-vision system (
Sustainability and Environment
Nat’l Park Service To Settle Grand Canyon Noise Issue
After debating Grand Canyon air-tour noise for eight years, the Grand Canyon Working Group (GCWG) has left the issue to the National Park Service (NPS), wh
Aircraft
Mitsubishi To Delay MRJ First Flight
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MJET) announced today that it will delay first flight of the 92-seat MRJ90 by as much as six months, from late 2011 to the
Maintenance and Modifications
Eclipse Walks Away From Albany Service Center
Eclipse Aerospace, the reincarnation of defunct Eclipse Aviation, has vacated its $8 million factory service center and told Albany County Airport Authorit
Maintenance and Modifications
Union Fights GE over Albuquerque Plant Closing
Local 794 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM&AW) in Albuquerque, N.M., is working with state and local leaders t
Maintenance and Modifications
Rolls-Royce Selects MTS for New Test Center
MTS Systems has secured a substantial order for mechanical test equipment, software and consulting from Rolls-Royce.
Maintenance and Modifications
R-R and P&WC Ops Consolidated by Vector Aerospace
Vector Aerospace’s Helicopter Services Rolls-Royce 250 repair facility in Lewisville, Texas, is consolidating with the Vector Engine Services Atlantic Prat
Maintenance and Modifications
Barco Forms Partnership with Monitor Soft in Russia
Avionics display provider Barco has entered into a partnership with Zhukovsky-based aerospace company Monitor Soft to jointly provide cockpit mission syste
Rotorcraft
Used Helo Market Better than Bizjets, but Still Weak
Market conditions for pre-owned rotorcraft are “below normal levels and falling,” according to a monthly rotorcraft survey published last week by UBS Inves
Charter & Fractional
Charter Demand Outlook Mixed, Avinode Says
Recent data from Web-based executive charter portal Avinode shows mixed fortunes for charter operators worldwide, but there is no avoiding the overall pict
Sustainability and Environment
EBAA Cites EC for Sloppy Emission Scheme Execution
Sweden and Italy belatedly have confirmed extensions to the August 31 deadline for operators to register for Europe’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS).
ATC
Gulfstream’s (Enhanced) Vision Really Taking Off
Gulfstream Aerospace last week marked the service entry of the 500th Gulfstream outfitted with the manufacturer’s enhanced vision system (EVS).
Aircraft
Outlook Good for Large-cabin Bizjets; Midsize Less So
Bombardier Aerospace and Gulfstream Aerospace are well known fierce rivals, but that doesn’t mean they can’t agree from time to time, especially when it co
Aircraft
Software Glitch Delays CRJ1000 Certification, Deliveries
Bombardier has moved the certification target for its 100-seat CRJ1000 to the first quarter of the company’s next fiscal year, starting February 1, from th
Aircraft
Eclipse Aerospace Reopens Shuttered ABQ Facility
On Tuesday morning at Albuquerque International Airport, Mason Holland and Michael Press were joined by Albuquerque mayor Martin Chávez to celebrate the re
Safety
FAA Moves Quickly To Modify Hudson River Airspace
The FAA yesterday announced plans to modify the airspace over the Hudson River, in response to the August 8 midair of a Piper PA-32R and Liberty Helicopter
Safety
NTSB Seeks To Reduce EMS Helicopter Flight Risks
On Tuesday, the NTSB issued 19 recommendations for helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS), addressing pilot training; safety management systems; coll
Charter & Fractional
Judge Orders FAA To Pay Air Trek Legal Expenses
On August 20, the FAA reinstated the air carrier operating certificate of Air Trek of Punta Gorda, Fla., after the charter operator fought for more than a
Aircraft
FAA Approves Plan for Southwest Airlines To Replace Unapproved Parts
The FAA today approved a plan that would require Southwest Airlines to replace unapproved parts installed on about 50 Boeing 737s–roughly 10 percent of its
Aircraft
Boeing Hangs GEnx-2B Engines on the 747-8 Freighter
Boeing mechanics last Friday completed the installation of the new General Electric GEnx-2B engines on the first
Maintenance and Modifications
Study Highlights Economic Risks of MRO Restrictions
“Global MRO Market Economic Assessment,” a study commissioned
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Seeks Analysis of Major/Minor STC Changes
The FAA has issued a draft
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream Long Beach Offers G150 Maintenance
The FAA has approved the Gulfstream Aerospace Long Beach, Calif.
Maintenance and Modifications
Aviation Company Won’t Expand in Kernersville
The manufacturing and repair operations of Limco Airepair will remain in Tulsa, Okla., rather than move to Kernersville, N.C., where Piedmont Aviation Comp
